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a
GlescaPals tribute to 'oor
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Rifleman Joseph Campbell
Royal
Irish Rifles
36th Ulster Division
c1914
with his son William
Campbell.
Young
William was
brought up with his aunt and uncle as
his mother died when he was young
and his Dad, Joseph went off to war.
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Nov.2007,
extract from email, William Rodgers,
Belfast, Ulster.
The wee boy is my granda William Campbell my
mums daddy, he is pictured
with his father - my great granda. Picture was
taken about 1914,
Rifleman Joseph Campbell of the Royal Irish
Rifles, 36th Ulster
Division.. He is also pictured below with his
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Royal Irish
Rifles, 36th
Ulster Division c1918
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a pic from 1918, Joe Campbell going
from left to centre
is the 4th soldier,
he has a moustache & has his arms folded
standing in font of the
guy in a white shirt.
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Sept
2017, Michell McKeon, Age 40,
Eugene, USA
I think I see my
great grandfather in one of your photos. I
believe
that the second photo on this page (the sepia
colored photo) Royal
Irish Rifles, 36th Ulster Division shows my
grandfather William Charles
McClelland.
The man I am looking at is just in front of the
broken blacked window,
back row, looks like he has something in his
mouth. Third from the
right in the back. He has a distinct look,
especially the ears, which
you can see are quite prevalent.
Thank you for any help or information you can
provide.
Michelle McKeon
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The 36th Ulster
Division (7m 50s) - mini
documentary
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Nov.2007,
Webmaister.
I first went to Belfast as a 12yr old wee
boy in 1965 to watch Northern
Ireland v Scotland and I stayed with Mr
William Campbell ( the
wee boy in the photo above ) and his wife.
A nicer couple I couldn't
have hoped to meet they became my 'Mammy
& Daddy' in Ulster
and I loved them dearly.
To this day I have kept in contact with
the wider family and anytime we
meet up its as 'family', sadly like all
families nowadays we don't see
enough of each other.
Mr. & Mrs Campbell had a son and two
daughters, sadly their son
Billy died but daughters Violet & Ann
are both married with
sons. I am delighted that young
William Rodgers sent me these
photos of his Granda & Great Granda to
share this stor y..Webmaister |
| Belfast 1965 that's me 1st left
with the
snazzy coat!! ( My Mammy kept me nice !! ) |
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Military LOL 862 before
the battle of the Somme
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36
L.O.L.862
after the
Battle of the Somme had decimated their
ranks
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estimated that in excess of 200,000
Orangemen from across the world saw service
during the first War some
80,000 from Canada alone. This has been
described as Orangeism's
greatest triumph and its heaviest defeat.
Triumph in the number of
volunteers who joined the war effort but defeat
in that the Institution
lost so many of its young men.
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Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the
Somme, fought in the summer and autumn of 1916,
was one of the largest
battles of the 1st World War. With more than one
million casualties, it
was also one of the bloodiest battles in human
history. The Allied
forces attempted to break through the German
lines along a 25-mile (40
km) front north and south of the River Somme in
northern France. One
purpose of the battle was to draw German forces
away from the Battle of
Verdun; however, by its end the losses on the
Somme had exceeded those
at Verdun.
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